Three children from the same family were fatally struck and a fourth child was seriously injured Tuesday morning when they were hit by a pickup truck as they were about to board a school bus.
Identical twin 6-year-old brothers, Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister Alivia Stahl killed on a Indiana road.
Eleven year old boy, Maverick suffered broken bones, said Sgt. Tony Slocum, the public information officer the Indiana State Police. He was airlifted and taken to parkview hosiptal in Fort Wayne.
The driver Alyssa Shepherd, 24 was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and charged with three counts of reckless homicide, and one misdemeanor count, failing to stop causing injury ABC Reports. Shepherd was taken to a county jail, but was released Tuesday night on $15,000 surety bond.
“Our hearts just break for the families involved here in this tragic situation, and our prayers obviously go out to them,” Slocum said. “It was a tough day to watch the emotions that these family members had to go through and a tough day for first responders. It’s been a while since I’ve seen first responders cry, but I saw some tears shed today because that’s what the situation dictated”.
This is truely a sad tradegy. I can only imagine how the family must be feeling, and to lose all three children at once, my heart breaks for this family, such devastating news. My condolences goes out to the family.
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